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[Read by Lisa Renee Pitts] Two mothers and their teenage daughters, whose lives collide in a fatal car crash, take turns narrating Ellen Urbani's breathtaking novel Landfall, set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Eighteen-year-olds Rose and Rosebud have never met, but they share a birth year, a name, and a bloody pair of sneakers. Rose's quest to atone for the accident that kills Rosebud, a young woman so much like herself but for the color of her skin, unfolds alongside Rosebud's battle to survive the devastating flooding in the Lower Ninth Ward and to find help for her unstable mother. These unforgettable characters give voice to the dead of the storm and, in a stunning twist, demonstrate how what we think we know can make us blind to what matters most.
Landfall: A Novel, by Ellen Urbani- Published on: 2015-10-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .60" h x 5.30" w x 7.50" l,
- Binding: MP3 CD
Review ''With her new novel Landfall, Ellen Urbani enters the world of American fiction with a bang and a flourish. She brings back the terrible Hurricane Katrina that tore some of the heart out of the matchless city of New Orleans, but did not lay a finger on its soul. It is the story of people caught in that storm and the lives both ruined and glorified in its passage. Her descriptions of the flooding of the Ninth Ward are Faulknerian in their powers. It's a hell of a book and worthy of the storm and times it describes.'' --Pat Conroy, author of The Prince of Tides“''A gorgeous and raw rendering of a young woman's struggle for redemption, for forgiveness, for salvation, in the aftermath of the devastating catastrophe of Katrina. Landfall is not about a storm; it is about the resiliency of the human spirit, and our ongoing need to make sense of the world around us, no matter the cost. Urbani has crafted a powerful novel that will resonate in your soul long after you have turned the final page. Outstanding!'' --Garth Stein, author of The Art of Racing in the Rain''Ellen Urbani has written an amazing and original piece of literature. If you love Isabel Allende's House of the Spirits you will love this book!'' --Fannie Flagg, author of Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe''Urbani boldly sets her story among some of the most disturbing events of that time, sensitively evoking the desperation of the survivors of the hurricane and its mishandled aftershocks. To her great credit, she never shies away from the realities of poverty, race, and racism, nor does she fail to give people, both white and black, individual characters, unique histories, and often warm hearts.'' --Kirkus''“A deeply soulful novel set during the chaos of Hurricane Katrina and the long, moody ebb of its aftermath, Landfall recalls Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God for the strength of the women in its pages, and their resilience despite immeasurable loss. Urbani knows it's only love that truly overcomes catastrophe, that even as we search for the answer to that most elusive question--Why?everything in our lives can always change in an instant, sometimes even for the better.'' --Tony D'Souza, author of Mule''Landfall is a poignant, provocative, and utterly compelling story of two fatherless girls forced into adulthood too soon. Ellen Urbani has accomplished the nearly impossible: creating a fictional world so real you'll revel in its beauty and flinch from its pain. I could not put this book down. And the ending is worth every page that precedes it.'' --Hope Edelman, author of Motherless Daughters''From the first sentence, I was drawn into the intricately wrought emotional lives of Urbani's nuanced characters and didn't put the book down until I'd found my way to the end. This novel is as delightful and compelling as it is necessary, broadening the cultural conversation around community, love, loss and inequity. It's about making human connections, particularly during times of grief. Landfall, like the best literature, delivers an expansive, rich sense of humanity.'' --– Monica Drake, author of The Stud Book“''Reading Ellen Urbani's writing is like reading a painting, or a song. It's that colorful and alive. Urbani sweeps you up into her world and carries you through this gripping story about two young women affected by similar tragedies.'' --Kerry Cohen, author of Loose Girl: A Memoir of Promiscuity“ ''Urbani's lyrical voice tells a story that reminds us to look for hope when we're in the midst of tragedy, for connection when we feel lost. And when we do, life just might surprise us. Powerfully told, this story will stay with you long after you've read the final page.''– --Ali McCart, PNBA Event Coordinator''Ellen Urbani's story of Katrina and its aftermath is an important part of America's modern mythology, a chronicle of one of our greatest national trials. But Urbani's characters reach beyond mythology: two rich and complex young women, two troubled and heartbreaking older women, whose separate journeys and literal collision are unique yet timeless. Landfall is a mirror in the floodwaters, showing us our own distorted faces in the murk and mayhem of our recent past.'' --Samuel Snoek-Brown, author of Hagridden“''Shortly after we started working together, Laura sent me an early galley of Landfall. I absolutely loved it and rank it as one of the best books I have read in years.'' --Mark Suchomel, President, Client Services, The Perseus Books Group''“This is one of the best mother-daughter books ever, and there are two sets of women she deftly deals with and brings together in an unexpected way. This book could have fallen into maudlin territory but Urbani never lets that happen. I grew to love all the characters and she does an unflinching job of bringing the chaos, terror, and sadness of Katrina to life in a way so primal and so removed from what we saw on the news. She is a seriously good writer.'' --Cindy Heidemann, field sales, Legato Publishers Group
From the Inside Flap Rosebud Howard almost survives. She charges through the Lower Ninth Ward, beating the wall of floodwater by a half-block. She clambers out of an attic, onto a roof, into a rowboat. But her grueling trek to Tuscaloosa, in search of help for her family, ends when she’s hit and killed by a car laden with supplies for Hurricane Katrina victims. Passenger Rose Aikens, orphaned by the crash, climbs away from the wreck after lacing the dead girl’s sneakers onto her own feet. When she discovers they share not only shoes but a name and a birth year, Rose embarks upon a guilt-assuaging odyssey to retrace Rosebud’s last steps and locate her remaining kin. The stories and destinies of these two teenagers—one black, one white—converge in Landfall, giving voices to the dead and demonstrating how strangers, with perseverance and forgiveness, can unite to reconstruct each other’s shattered family histories.
From the Back Cover Two mothers and their teenage daughters, whose lives collide in a fatal car crash, take turns narrating Ellen Urbani's breathtaking novel, Landfall, set in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Eighteen-year-olds Rose and Rosebud have never met but they share a birth year, a name, and a bloody pair of sneakers. Rose’s quest to atone for the accident that kills Rosebud, a young woman so much like herself but for the color of her skin, unfolds alongside Rosebud’s battle to survive the devastating flooding in the Lower Ninth Ward and to find help for her unstable mother. These unforgettable characters give voice to the dead of the storm and, in a stunning twist, demonstrate how what we think we know can make us blind to what matters most.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. and the ones that have to continue their lives without their loved ones. There were several times By Danielle DeNoble (ARC) Landfall by Ellen UrbaniGertrude and Rose. Rosy and Cilla. Two tiny families whose lives come crashing together, in more ways than one, in the aftermath of tragedy.As everyone already knows, Hurricane Katrina destroyed more than just buildings and roads. It ripped apart families, devastated lives, and continues to taint the memories of those left after the waters receded. Also, the attack on the World Trade Center shook the entire nation to its core. Watching those towers fall on the television screen, even from hundreds of miles away, the rumbling was felt in every bone. The true horrors of these events, however, can never truly be understood by anyone other than those who experienced it firsthand.I feel as though in every life there are a few things that could be classified as game changers. For me, reading this book was one of them. Though I will never come close to understanding the height and depths of suffering the victims of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina went through, are still going through, Landfall has given me a fresh dose of respect for those events, the ones who lost their lives, and the ones that have to continue their lives without their loved ones.There were several times, while reading this book, in which I had to stop a moment and remind myself that this is technically fiction, not a biography. Reading this book was a humbling experience for me. I am now keenly aware of all the last words I have said to friends and family. I’m also trying to take a step back, picture other people’s points of views on different subjects, and sifting through memories that I have not forgiven. Like I said, this book is a game changer. A brilliant reminder to never take friends, family, health, and all the little things for granted. Cherish every moment. Live your life so you will never regret your lasts.I recommend this book to everyone. Period. It doesn’t matter what kind of books you’re into, everyone should read this book. Did I enjoy it because it gave me that warm fuzzy feeling that usually comes with loving a book? No. Was it a book that I’m sure everyone can connect with in some kind of way, and a book that will make each reader want to be a better person? Absolutely. This book is bound for the Classics section.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Four stars: An emotional, heartbreaking and hopeful book about loss and survival set during the landfall of Hurricane Katrina. By Heidi It has been a week since Hurricane Katrina roared ashore, devastating New Orleans. Gertrude and her daughter Rose in Alabama, like many Americans, have watched the disaster unfold live on their television. They feel compelled to help. Gertrude and Rose pack up clothes and supplies in their car and head to donate them. Before they get there, a brief moment of distraction, when Rose puts her feet on the dashboard of the car, causing Gertrude to swerve off a bridge, inadvertently hitting a young woman on foot. Days later, Rose feels compelled to find out the identity of the girl they hit and killed. Little does she know her search will take her across state lines, straight into decimated New Orleans. What will Rose find?What I Liked:*Here we are ten years past the Hurricane Katrina disaster. I, like millions of other Americans, recall watching the horror as the disaster unfolded on live tv right in my living room. In Ms. Urbani's carefully researched book, she takes the reader into the heart of the storm, and through the gruesome aftermath. It was a stunning and sobering read as I was forced to recall the terrible events of that week. For anyone who has any interest in Hurricane Katrina, this is a book you need to read. I highly recommend this debut tale by Ms. Urbani.*The book opens up with with two deaths, leaving young Rose reeling. Once she gets her feet on the ground, Rose is determined to track down the family of the girl she and her mother accidentally killed. Rose must show incredible courage as she traces Rosebud's journey from New Orleans to Alabama. Time and time again, Rose meets kind and generous people, who stopped and helped a stranger in a time of great need. Yes, this is a heartbreaking story, and it is a story that shows both the ugliness and the beauty of humanity, but in the end, it leaves the reader with hope.*This book moves back and forth in time as it follows both Rose, an eighteen year old white girl, in Alabama on a mission to find a dead girl's relatives, and Rosebud an eighteen year old African American in New Orleans as Hurricane Katrina comes ashore. Both girls live in single parent homes, and neither knows their father. Rose's timeline unfolds a few days after Katrina, while Rosebud's timeline takes the reader through the storm and the terrifying aftermath. I enjoyed both view points, but in all honesty, I was riveted by Rosebud's narrative.*Through Rosebud's eye, the reader rides out the hurricane, and just when the residents of New Orleans are breathing a sigh of relief, the levees break without warning, completely flooding the Lower Ninth Ward where young Rosebud lives. Rosebud and her mother run for their lives and seek shelter, only to spend three days watching the water rise higher and higher into the attic. Rosebud soon finds herself in the Superdome, a hell on earth. With each and every step of her journey, Rosebud encounters the terror and struggles that the people endured in New Orleans. I was completely fascinated and riveted by Rosebud's account of Hurricane Katrina and the appalling circumstances that followed. *Again,this is a must read for anyone who wants to know more about America's most costly and devastating natural disaster to date.*This story isn't easy to read at times, and it is incredibly sad since the reader knows from the first pages that two people from the two different mother daughter pairs don't survive. Then the reader experiences the anguish and terror inflicted upon the survivors, especially when a few bad apples caused Americans to turn against the weary, who so desperately needed help. Yet, amidst all the destruction and death, hope blooms with a few kindnesses shown by complete strangers, who help both girls on their journeys.*One of the main focuses of the story is on the mother daughter relationships. Each girl comes from a single parent home, and both must overcome adversity. I found it interesting to see how each girl viewed her mother, and how their relationships fared.*Even though the book ended abruptly, it ended in a good place, leaving the reader with hope.*I appreciated that in the author's note, Ms. Urbani discusses her research and some of the events that occurred after the storm. Definitely take time to read the author's note.And The Not So Much:*After all the struggles and sadness, I liked that the book ended on a high note, but I was left wanting to know more, and I still had some unanswered questions. I wish that there was an Epilogue or another chapter a year or so down the road, I would have loved to see how the women left behind put the pieces back together. I also wished that the author had touched upon the recovery of New Orleans.*There is a bit of a twist at the end, but for me, it wasn't a surprise at all, I could see it coming early on. I liked the surprise, but it also ended up being a little bit of a stretch.*There were several unanswered questions at the end, such as why did Roger commit suicide? What happened to Rosebud after she left the hospital on that final stretch of her journey? Why did Rose never have any contact with her father's family? Finally, what happened to the two survivors down the road? I would also love to know more about Jennifer, the florist.*Two of the four women die right away in the first chapters. I hated knowing as I followed one person's journey, that she would ultimately meet her death. I don't know if it would be worse to have it hit you unexpectedly or knowing all along that no matter how hard she fights, she will still not make it. A conundrum indeed.Landfall was a riveting read. This is a book that takes you through the deadly winds of Hurricane Katrina, the subsequent flood to the squalid conditions of the Superdome. This is a fascinating, emotional and heartbreaking story about two young woman in two different states whose lives finally intersect. I highly enjoyed this read, and I recommend it to anyone who has an interest in learning more about Hurricane Katrina.I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and I was not compensated for this review.Posted@Rainy Day Ramblings.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. It isn't long before we discover Rosy's amazing courage and strength as she cares for her mother ... By Angela 4+ starsTwo mothers have two daughters , Rose and Rosy , fatherless children , living a state away , yet in the same confinement of loneliness and isolation, families of two. I was overwhelmed by the sadness . I was deeply moved by the intensity of the mother - daughter bonds. These characters are brought together by a gruesome accident in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina .It's fitting that this book is being published in the same month as the10 year anniversary of Katrina and the story here certainly depicts the horrors and the devastation, the suffering . There is a retelling of events here that we saw on TV and read about in the newspapers and online but it is no less heart breaking or gut wrenching . The filth of the conditions at the Superdome, no food or water , walking and walking towards buses to save them , buses that weren't there . Urbani's meticulous research is evident .The story unfolds and the characters develop through alternating chapters telling Rose's and Rosy's story and their mother's stories as well. It isn't long before we discover Rosy's amazing courage and strength as she cares for her mother Cilla and tries to cope with Cilla's manic depressive illness and everything that came with it. She then tries desperately to save them during and after Katrina . What happens to Rosy on her way to get help, to look for her father's family will give you one of those gut punches that make an indelible mark that some books bring with them .Rose also has strength and determination and possess the heart to find Rosy's family . There is a pervading thought about everybody having some body . And it wasn't any more evident in Rose trying to find Rosy's somebody.Cliche , I know to say heartbreaking and gut wrenching and then to repeat it again here but I don't know other words to describe it . A twist near the end, although one I surmised earlier, linked these characters together in a way that makes us believe that everybody has a connection to somebody. Highly recommended.Thanks to Forest Avenue Press and Edelweiss
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